Durward Street, London, E1 5BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 5BA is primarily male, with 58.2% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	35.3%	41.8%	6.5%	51.0%	-9.2%
Male	64.7%	58.2%	-6.5%	49.0%	9.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around E1 5BA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	75.8%	69.1%	-6.7%	37.9%	31.2%
Married: Opposite sex	16.9%	23.2%	6.3%	44.2%	-21.0%
Married: Same sex	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	9.1%	-6.2%
Widowed	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-5.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	66.6%	58.3%	-8.3%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	27.2%	33.3%	6.1%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	5.3%	8.3%	3.0%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around E1 5BA this area, 8.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 70.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	1.9%	8.6%	6.7%	18.2%	-9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1%	2.5%	1.5%	9.6%	-7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.8%	2.5%	-1.3%	13.4%	-10.9%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	12.1%	-1.6%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	72%	70.2%	-1.8%	33.8%	36.4%
Other	7%	1.6%	-5.4%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	5.9%	11.2%	5.3%	1.1%	10.1%
Chinese	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	7.1%	5.2%	-1.9%	3.1%	2.1%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	3.1%	5.8%	2.7%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	4.3%	3.7%	0.9%	3.4%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	0.8%	1.9%
White	71.5%	54.1%	-17.4%	81.4%	-27.3%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.3%	3.3%	3.0%	0.6%	2.7%
Other	1.9%	6.1%	4.2%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	41.6%	-23.1%	83.2%	-41.6%
European Union	11.8%	20.8%	9.0%	6.1%	14.7%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	4%	4.3%	0.3%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.2%	18.3%	8.1%	5.6%	12.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	10.1%	7.3%	1.3%	8.8%
Oceania	4.6%	2.1%	-2.5%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14.8% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.8%	41.8%	-21.0%	83.2%	-41.4%
10+ Years	9.6%	14.8%	5.2%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	9%	12.6%	3.6%	2.9%	9.7%
2-5 Years	5%	17.2%	12.2%	2.2%	15.0%
Less than 2 years	13.6%	13.5%	-0.1%	1.9%	11.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57%	76.7%	-19.7%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Spain	5%	0.4%	4.6%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
South-East Asia	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Central and South America	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Oceania	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.9%	37.2%	5.7%
Christian	19.4%	46.2%	-26.8%
Buddhist	4.6%	0.5%	4.1%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Muslim	19.4%	6.5%	12.9%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Durward Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Durward Street was 2141.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 1294.6% higher than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Durward Street has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 5th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1061.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 240.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E1 5BA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Durward Street are based on 323 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Durward Street, London, E1 5BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5BA

Average Price
£491,964

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£491,964

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Durward Street

Average Price
£463,870

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£431,563

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£466,837

Other
£336,490

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Durward Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 15 Trinity Hall, 6 Durward Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2024-11-21	£404,284
Flat 17 Trinity Hall, 6 Durward Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£590,000	2024-07-05	£580,318
Flat 17 Trinity Hall, 6 Durward Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2020-04-15	£552,530
Flat 4 Trinity Hall, 6 Durward Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£511,000	2015-06-15	£533,822
Flat 13 Trinity Hall, 6 Durward Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2014-04-10	£387,655

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5BA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 5BA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	185
Student (economically inactive)	29
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Retired	8
Looking after home or family	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	59
Financial and insurance activities	49
Information and communication	32
Human health and social work activities	23
Other	20
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Construction	1
Transport and storage	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,190 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,322 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,455 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,801 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	214 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	249 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	388 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	3out of 4	429 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	568 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	182 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	664 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	665 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	779 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	1,011 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,479 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,729 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,067 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,335 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,414 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	2,856 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,698 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,135 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,855 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,417 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	458 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	458 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	576 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	673 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	674 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Feast and Mishti	245-247 Whitechapel Road	81 yd
Whitechapel Fried Chicken	233 Whitechapel Road	85 yd
Franzos	223-225 Whitechapel Road	85 yd
Ponchokhana	241 Whitechapel Road	85 yd
Sylhet Coffee House	223-225 Whitechapel Road	85 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	236 yd
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	268 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	309 yd
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	404 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	427 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Karak Chai	223-225 Whitechapel Road	85 yd
Sonargaon Restaurant	199 Whitechapel Road	167 yd
Al Safa Grill	24 Vallance Road	184 yd
Praan Sweets & Savouries	13a Vallance Road	232 yd
Royal PFC	178a Whitechapel Road	268 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	224 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	454 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	637 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	644 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	673 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	52 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	114 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		302 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		330 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		484 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	544 yd
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		558 yd
Weavers Field DUNBRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	599 yd
Energie Fitness (Bethnal Green) PILL BOX STUDIOS PILL BOX STUDIOS COVENTRY ROAD	health and fitness suite	693 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	718 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	68.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

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